King Charles III’s goddaughter India Hicks has opened up about a recent skin cancer scare in an emotional social media post.
The British designer and businesswoman, 58, is the daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks.
Ms. Hicks shares a close connection with the royal family, as her mother is a descendant of House Mountbatten.
Lady Pamela is the oldest living member of Queen Victoria and was Prince Philip’s first cousin.
In a post on social media, Ms Hicks said: “I was hoping to spend a whole week at home. A week without airports, without security queues, without lost chargers or boarding groups. Just calm. But life, with its own mysterious choreography, changed the plan.
“The test results from a recent skin cancer operation came back and the news was not good. Not a dramatic movie scene, not great, but just disturbing, not great.
“The kind of news that makes the world a little fuzzy. The results showed a worrying, rapidly growing patch of cancer in my lower calf.
“I reacted like most people, a strange mixture of practical calm and a bit of private terror. You tell yourself you’re okay, you make tea, you answer your emails, all while a little voice inside whispers, “What if it’s worse than you think,” Hicks adds.
For those who don’t know, Hicks served as a bridesmaid in Charles’ wedding to Princess Diana.
This revelation comes just a year after the King and Princess Kate shared their own cancer diagnoses.
